Area Lawmakers Attack LEPA Lobbyist Plan
State lawmakers criticize LEPA plan to hire lobbyists for four law enforcement groups. Rep. David Cauthen says he may abolish LEPA. Sen. Bob Harris and Rep. Ralph Slate condemn the move as improper use of public funds. Col. Walter L. Allen also denounces the plan while Bo Davis defends it.
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Winford Turner
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
David Cauthen
Cauthen
Bob Harris
SEPA
Alabama
Walter L. Allen
Robert
Bo) Davis
Davis
Kentucky
Supervisory Board
Montgomery
City Christmas Parade Lights Athens and Hartselle
Athens and Hartselle hosted their annual Christmas parades to usher in the season. Decatur's parade starts at 6 pm on 2nd Ave near Prospect Dr then travels along Lée St to Bank St with grand marshals Gov Alber Brewer and Mayor Russell Bolding.
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Athens
Hartselle
Decatur
2Nd Ave
Prospect Dr
Lée St
Bank St
Farmer
Alber Brewer
Russell Bolding
Larry McCoy
Point Mallard lands national AAU finals
Point Mallard has been named the site for the 1974 National Outdoor Diving Championships to be televised on ABC Wide World of Sports. The three day event will occur in July or August 1974 with 60 to 80 top divers. The Decatur facility features multiple springboards and diving towers and was praised as the finest in the Southeast by AAU officials.
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Billy Mitchell
Point Mallard
ABC
Wide World of Sports
Amateur Athletic Union
Kansas City
Decatur
Parks and Recreation
Jimmy Brown
AAU
Brown
Kamsas City
Parks Aquatic
Orendorf
Decatur Swim Association
Clyde Hurt
Concord
Calif
Raleigh
N. C
AAA
Lincoln
Neb
Louisville
ABC Television
Brown Resigns Decatur Parks Role for Montgomery Post
Decatur Parks and Recreation Director Jimmy Brown will resign effective January 10 1973 to become director of parks and recreation activities in Montgomery. Councilman Charles Martin praised Brown’s work and said Montgomery will gain an experienced city planner.
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Decatur Parks and Recreation Department
Jimmy Brown
Charles Martin
Martin
Brown
Montgomery
Decatur
Jimmy
Christmas Birthday Call for Decatur Area Residents
The Decatur Daily asks for readers born on Christmas Day to submit name age this Christmas and address. Send details to 201 1st Ave. SE.
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Decatur Daily
1St Ave. SE
Strike Threat May Delay Apollo 17
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan Schmitt and Evans undergo final medical exams as NASA notes a possible strike by 60 Boeing documentation workers could delay the moon launch. Nonunion writers seek restoration of pay cuts from last year. IATSE attorney warns the strike could halt the mission.
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Howard Benedict Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
NASA
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Boeing Co
Boeing
Space Center
Trans World Airways
Bernard Mamet
Mamet
International “Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employes
IATSE
Plane crash kills Vietnamese general during refugee visit
A weather doomed flight on the central coast killed seven, including a Vietnamese general, of a four crewman plus 18 man U S Vietnamese team. Fifteen others were wounded in the crash. In Florida, George Shultz will stay as Treasury secretary in Nixon's second term and coordinate economic policy as a presidential assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U. S
On This Date 1824 House Picks President After Deadlock
An 1824 US presidential election deadlock among four candidates led to the House of Representatives deciding the outcome. The note appears in a calendar classified page with weather and contact lines for Athens. It references regional publication details and a Tennessee Valley motto.
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House of Representatives
Mrs. Lee Put On Probation for Assault with Intent
Former Decatur dentist's wife Jean Lee received five years probation after pleading guilty to assault with intent to murder. Circuit Judge R L Handley deferred sentencing for a probation investigation and imposed probation with conditions. the couple's shooting incident occurred in March 1971 and Dr Richard Lee recovered.
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Decatur
R. L
Dick) Handley
Jean Lee
Richard Lee
Lee
Hundley
Gift Spotter in Decatur Daily Promises Free Theater Ticket
The Gift Spotter in The Decatur Daily Want Ad section runs daily through December 23 revealing two random names. If yours appears you win a free theater ticket valid at all four Decatur theaters. Claim at The Decatur Daily Want Ad Department. Dial for details.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily Want
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Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce
Athens College
Federated Garden_Club
Kiddie Kollege Kindergarten
Point Mallard Lands
Owi
Gail Pressnell
Kathy Maness
Decatur Cares
Southeast Asia
Parks
Jainmen Financial
Landers
Tvlog
Tennessee Valley
Mrs. Lee
Dial
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